#pretendpanel Oct 10. The list of inspirations for me is large but I'll try to touch on the most important: life, Classical (Plato et al.) and modern philosophical works (Chalmers, Le Guin), Middle Earth. #WritingCommunity #Writers #Authors #WritingPrompts

Kara Moon 🏴‍☠️💜⚓️@karamoonauthor.com · yesterday

Inspiration can come from many sources. Teachers and mentors, orher authors, various muses in our lives, and more. Tell me, #pretendpanel … 10th: Who inspires you (specific to your writing)? #WritingCommunity #Writers #Authors #WritingPrompts

Happy #ComingOutDay! My own #comingout was very traumatic and way down memory lane, but it helped me learn how to be myself in a world full of lies. Love yourselves and be proud. #LGBTQ

Felix Kurt Author@felix-kurt-author.bsky.social · 4h ago

🏳️‍🌈 Happy Coming Out Day 🤩 My coming out wasn’t easy. Once I learned to accept myself, something changed. I found the courage to stop pretending and finally be who I really am.  Coming out also showed me who my allies were. Be proud of who you are. Love is love. 🏳️‍🌈❤️ #comingout #gay #lgbtq #loveislove

Someone out there needs to see this. ❤️

Silas Summers 🔞@silassummersauthor.bsky.social · 22h ago

World Mental Health Day Just a message from me to all of you, friends or future friends! #WorldMentalHealthDay2026

#LGBTQWriteAThon Oct 10. Managed to put together a bunch of disjointed thoughts into a cohesive blog post: vankohl.com/the-beauty-o... Enjoy! Slow progress on the sequel of The Third Between Us. I think the muse demands more wine! #queerwriters #mmromance #lgbtqwriters #queerlit

#Octember 10th. Let's see. If Ben were playing Mario, he'd so cautiously wait for the right opportunity to jump on the gear thingies above the lava until time ran out. Then he'd throw all caution to the wind and finish the level (after a few lives spent). #WriteSky #WritingCommunity

Zed Prospero@zprospero.bsky.social · yesterday

Please try to remember the 9th of #Octember! TODAY'S QUESTION: How would your character do transported into an 8-bit video game? You may eat a cherry and a ghost too, or a round plumber may stomp on you! 1/2 #WriteSky #WritingCommunity

#LGBTQWriteAThon Oct 9. Sorry, I'm a day late. Who doesn't have skellies in their closets?! MC and Ben have carried a really heavy one for two decades, until the bricks of their castles in the sky crumble, and the truth stares them in the eyes. #queerwriters #writingcommunity #lgbtqwriters

AmaraJLynn 🦹 drafting Fire & Feathers@amaralynn.bsky.social · 2d ago

#LGBTQWriteAThon October 10: Today we're talking SKELETONS in the CLOSET! What deep, awful secrets are your characters hiding? @rebeccafrostwrites.com #queerwriters #writingcommunity #lgbtqwriters

#Octember 9th. The rhymes elude me today, but here goes: Nonsense! Begone, you silly old man Keep your presents and your poisons too Paris cold calls me by my name To live a life of truth aflame #WriteSky #WritingCommunity

Zed Prospero@zprospero.bsky.social · 2d ago

Please try to remember the 9th of #Octember! TODAY'S QUESTION: How would your character handle becoming Santa Claus? A gift of new socks may be boring, it's true, but they'll keep the Yule Cat from eating you. #WriteSky #WritingCommunity

#AwesomeCharacters Oct 9th. The only jewelery that MC and Ben wear are their wedding rings, constant reminders of the separate lives I've built. #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts #mmromance

💀🫜 Charlie (Chelizabeth) Delta 🦊👻@charliedeltawrites.bsky.social · 3d ago

Tell me about your #AwesomeCharacters Character design question! Does your character wear jewelry or similar decorative items? Do they wear something special all the time, or do they change it up regularly? #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

#pretendpanel Oct 9th. What if you could clone yourself—not just in flesh, but in consciousness? A complete biological and emotional copy. A single soul split into two bodies. The Third Between Us is my answer to this thought experiment. #WritingCommunity #Writers #Authors #WritingPrompts

Kara Moon 🏴‍☠️💜⚓️@karamoonauthor.com · 2d ago

#pretendpanel Loved everyone's answers last weekend! Tell me more about how you got to this point (though maybe just the elevator pitch so we're not here all day) 🤭 9th October: What was your origin story/the spark that ignited your writing? #WritingCommunity #Writers #Authors #WritingPrompts

#LitHodgepodge 9 Not to spoil the vibe, but Jacques Brel's La Chanson des Vieux Amants would be the theme song for The Third Between Us. No other. The bond between MC and Ben transcends love, for love is fickle, yet there's no better voice and lyrics than Brel's to vocalize it. #WritingCommunity

Pamela Jeong 🎃🫜@pamelajeong.bsky.social · 3d ago

#LitHodgepodge 9 Imagine your book is being adapted for TV/film. Who is your dream musical collaborator to compose the score or record the theme song? Choose based on the right vibes for your WIP, your favorite artist, or whatever criteria tickles your fancy. #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

#LGBTQWriteAThon Oct 8. MC: Gandalf (no question about it!) Ben: Halsin from BG3 (bear form 😁) John: The Grim Reaper #queerwriters #writingcommunity #lgbtqwriters

AmaraJLynn 🦹 drafting Fire & Feathers@amaralynn.bsky.social · 3d ago

#LGBTQWriteAThon October 8: I apologize, I totally forgot I didn't schedule this. I haven't felt great all week! What's your MCs favorite outfit? @rebeccafrostwrites.com #queerwriters #writingcommunity #lgbtqwriters

Snippet from Chapter 6 of The Third Between Us. #TBBPrompt #WritingPrompt

The Book Bazaar: Coming October 29th, 2026@the-book-bazaar.com · 3d ago

TBB Writing Prompt this week is: Reflection. Writing prompts are open to anyone who wants to participate! We'll take snippets, like-vibe pontifications... Anything! Let's read what you've got. #TBBPrompt #Writing #AmWriting #WritingPrompt

#LitHodgepodge 8 Never show or hide emotions? "I've mastered the ability to hide my emotions. I've found that it prevents pain. But I've also found that it prevents happiness, and I'd rather never again be able to hide my emotions." #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts #WriteSky

Pamela Jeong 🎃🫜@pamelajeong.bsky.social · 4d ago

#LitHodgepodge 8 Thinking from the perspective of one (or more) of your characters, choose one (or more!) of these “would you rather” questions and provide an answer. Feel free to explain your character’s response. #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts #WriteSky

#Octember 8th Ben - Capricornus MC - same as Ben John - Aries Very goat-like of them. Imagine ibexes butting heads on a steep, treacherous slope with the sun hovering just above the peaks. #WriteSky #WritingCommunity

Zed Prospero@zprospero.bsky.social · 3d ago

Please try to remember the 8th of #Octember! TODAY'S CHARACTER: What would your character's constellation be? Stories so old are told with shapes in the stars. If Homer's are up there, why not ours? #WriteSky #WritingCommunity

Although we will publish ALL Queer focused works of fiction and non-fiction, Black Cat Book Nook will specialize in work of #OwnVoice (#OwnVoices) representation.

I write at the junction of metaphysical #gayerotica and existential #mmromance, weaving visceral heat with the complexities of the human condition. My brand is the pursuit of truth, desire, and the reality of existing as a gay man. Bear witness: vankohl.com/the-third-between-us/ #WritingCommunity

The Third Between Us

A story of a single soul split in two, and the brutal, beautiful collision of flesh and truth that happens when the masks inevitably crumble.

vankohl.com

DD Ward ..."Interim Pirate Queen"@ddwardiswriting.bsky.social · 4d ago

Okay folks of the #WritersCommunity, I have an interesting indie marketing prompt challenge... Give us your elevator pitch, for yourself! What is your author brand? How would you sell yourself?

#LGBTQWriteAThon Oct 6. Indeed, he does. The mask of conformity demanded by the world (or society, to be more precise). Social norms seek to bend all to their will but nature is indifferent, which is where he reuintes with his true self. #queerwriters #writingcommunity #lgbtqwriters

AmaraJLynn 🦹 drafting Fire & Feathers@amaralynn.bsky.social · 4d ago

#LGBTQWriteAThon October 6: Does your MC wear a mask? Real or metaphorical @rebeccafrostwrites.com #queerwriters #writingcommunity #lgbtqwriters

#Octember the 7th. MC: satyr (for sure!) Ben: woodland sprite John: centaur (possibly?) #WriteSky #WritingCommunity

Zed Prospero@zprospero.bsky.social · 4d ago

Please try to remember, the 7th of #Octember! TODAY'S QUESTION: What cryptid/folklore creature would your character entice? (romantically or otherwise) A spicier question, potentially, it’s true. What kind of creature could they pursue? #WriteSky #WritingCommunity

Such a good video by @jessiegender.bsky.social! And began to touch on a point I need more people out there to understand... I know capitalism has done it's best to turn us all into mindless content consumers but... ✨Your time is valuable✨ What you spend your time on shapes who you are.

J.K. Rowling Thinks You’ll Watch Harry Potter Anyway

YouTube video by Jessie Gender After Dark

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#LitHodgepodge 7 I think this is a great snip where MC's disdain for the world truly shines. He cares not for the nieceties of strangers. He just wants to be left in peace and enjoy his brunch. #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

Pamela Jeong 🎃🫜@pamelajeong.bsky.social · 5d ago

#LitHodgepodge 7 Narrative voice is the unique fingerprint of your storytelling. Sentence structure, diction & tone all play a part. Share a snip where we can hear the sound of your narrative voice! NOTE: Choose a snip focused on narration (not dialogue). #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

If you listen carefully, most people are asking for help to think, not for someone to tell them what to think. #philosophy #ethics

My god holds my hand  on a walk down the street My god kisses my cheek for all onlookers to see My god caresses my chest without giving me a night's rest My god does not demand but gives without reprimand My god I call a husband, at all times close at hand #poetryprompt #MPPrompt

Malachy Moran@malformed-poetry.bsky.social · 5d ago

Today’s #poetryprompt Pagan dreams #MPPrompt I repost replies Follow for daily prompts

My MC in The Third Between Us is most afraid (uncomfortable) to be put on stage while everyone stares with prying eyes. He dislikes the attention and judgemental looks. That's one thing he works on overcoming. #LGBTQWriteAThon #queerwriters #writingcommunity #lgbtqwriters

AmaraJLynn 🦹 drafting Fire & Feathers@amaralynn.bsky.social · 5d ago

#LGBTQWriteAThon October 6: Today we're talking BUGBEARS aka sources of anxiety or fears. What causes anxiety or fear in your characters? @rebeccafrostwrites.com #queerwriters #writingcommunity #lgbtqwriters

#Octember 6th. Mc's and Ben's most embarrassing childhood memory is from a circus. Needless to say, despite the humiliation from their past, they still love the circus. #WriteSky #WritingCommunity

Zed Prospero@zprospero.bsky.social · 5d ago

Please try to remember, the 6th of #Octember! TODAY'S QUESTION: What is your character's embarassing childhood favorite things? (That they still love as adults) Nothing cringe about what brings you joy, be it blanket, stuffie, or a toy. Rhyming though is a bit much... #WriteSky #WritingCommunity

Bed time reading progress: starting chapter 6 of Michelangelo by Martin Gayford. I very much appreciate British spelling! #booksky #ArtHistory #BookLovers #RenaissanceArt

#FirstDraftFall Very often, bits of monologue and dialogue will come to me in the middle of doing other things, so I write them down as the thoughts flow; otherwise, I'd forget... Then later, I'd fill in the gaps.

Weeknight Writers@weeknightwriters.bsky.social · 6d ago

Monday #FirstDraftFall Check-In: What aspects of story planning are you going to work on this week? Do you have a specific goal?

#LitHodgepodge 5 Happiness to Ben is to be whole again. A lifetime of something inside him missing is a great toll to endure, and comes with a bittersweet reckoning. Accept the truth or retreat back into shadow. #writingcommunity #writingprompts

Pamela Jeong 🎃🫜@pamelajeong.bsky.social · 7d ago

#LitHodgepodge 5 A person's vision of happiness tells us a lot about them. Do they imagine adventure, security, peace? Or is it in the details—a cozy hearth, trophy on the mantle, gaggle of grandbabies? What's your OC's version of happiness? Give us a snapshot. #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

#queerprompts Ben’s inner accountant would teach either: - accounting - math - economics I know, such a bore on the outside but he’s a lot of fun once you get to know him.

🌈CJ Aralore@cjaralore.bsky.social · 7d ago

#QueerPrompts October 5: World Teachers' Day: What subject would your character(s) teach?

#Octember 5th Ben, the nature guy, will probably start a haunted forest attraction. John, on the other hand, would turn his house into a haunted museum, like the Addams Family. #WriteSky #WritingCommunity

The Addams Family: Classic Spooky Halloween

Alt: The Addams Family: Classic Spooky Halloween

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Zed Prospero@zprospero.bsky.social · 6d ago

Please try to remember, the 5th of #Octember! TODAY'S QUESTION: What kind of haunted business would your character start? With entrepeneurship your characters are cursed! For what ghostly endeavor would they start to fill a purse? Have fun! Don't think too hard! 1/2 #WriteSky #WritingCommunity

#LGBTQWriteAThon First things first: survive the crazy fire-drill day at work. Then, focus on writing: blog post and continue with the sequel to The Third Between Us. #queerwriters #writingcommunity #lgbtqwriters

AmaraJLynn 🦹 drafting Fire & Feathers@amaralynn.bsky.social · 6d ago

#LGBTQWriteAThon October 5: Goals day! What are your goals this week? Let us know so we can cheer you on! @rebeccafrostwrites.com #queerwriters #writingcommunity #lgbtqwriters